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been completed, together with maps and a definition 

 of boundaries. Such advice shall be given with 

 respect to not less than one-third of all the areas 

 now classified as "primitive" within three years after 

 September 3, 1964. not less than two-thirds within 

 seven years after September 3, 1964, and the re- 

 maining areas within ten years after September 3, 

 1964. Each recommendation of the President for 

 designation as "wilderness" shall become effective 

 only if so provided by an Act of Congress. Areas 

 classified as "primitive" on September 3, 1964 shall 

 continue to be administered under the rules and 

 regulations affecting such areas on September 3, 

 1964 until Congress has determined otherwise. Any 

 such area may be increased in size by the President 

 at the time he submits his recommendations to the 

 Congress by not more than five thousand acres with 

 no more than one thousand two hundred and eighty 

 acres of such increase in any one compact unit; If 

 it is proposed to increase the size of any such area 

 by more than five thousand acres or by more than 

 one thousand two hundred and eighty acres in any 

 one compact unit the Increase in size shall not be- 

 come effective until acted upon by Congress. Noth- 

 ing herein contained shall limit the President in 

 proposing, as part of his recommendations to Con- 

 gress, the alteration of existing boundaries of primi- 

 tive areas or recommending the addition of any 

 contiguous area of national forest lands predomi- 

 nantly of wilderness value. Notwithstanding any 

 other provisions of this chapter, the Secretary of 

 Agriculture may complete his review and delete such 

 area as may be necessary, but not to exceed seven 

 thousand acres, from the southern tip of the Gore 

 Range-Eagles Nest Primitive Area, Colorado, if the 

 Secretary determines that such action is in the pub- 

 lic Interest. 



(c) Review by Secretary of Interior of roadless areas 

 of national park system and national wildlife 

 refuges and game ranges and suitability of areas 

 for preservation as wilderness; authority of Sec- 

 retary of Interior to maintain roadless areas in 

 national park system unaffected. 

 Within ten years after September 3, 1964 the Sec- 

 retary of the Interior shall review every roadless 

 area of five thousand contiguous acres or more In 

 the national parks, monuments and other units of 

 the national park system and every such area of, 

 and every roadless island within, the national wild- 

 life refuges and game ranges, under his jurisdiction 

 on September 3, 1964 and shall report to the Presi- 

 dent his recommendation as to the suitability or non- 

 suitability of each such area or islsind for preserva- 

 tion as wilderness. The President shall advise the 

 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 

 House of Representatives of his recommendation 

 with respect to the designation as wilderness of each 

 such area or island on which review has been com- 

 pleted, together with a map thereof and a definition 

 of Its boundaries. Such advice shall be given with 

 respect to not less than one-third of the areas and 

 islands to be reviewed under this subsection within 

 three years after September 3, 1964, not less than 

 two-thirds within sevea years of September 3, 1964 

 and the remainder within ten years of September 3, 

 1964. A recommendation of the President for desig- 



nation as wilderness shall become effective only if 

 so provided by an Act of Congress. Nothing con- 

 tained herein shall, by implication or otherwise, be 

 construed to lessen the present statutory authority 

 of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the 

 maintenance of roadless areas within units of the 

 national park system. 



(d) Conditions precedent to administrative recom- 

 mendations of suitability of. areas for preservation 

 as wilderness; publication in Federal Register; 

 public hearings; views of State, county, and Fed- 

 eral officials; submission of views to Congress. 



(1) The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secre- 

 of the Interior shall, prior to submitting any recom- 

 mendations to the President with respect to the suit- 

 ability of any area for preservation as wilderness — 



(A) give such public notice of the proposed 

 action as they deem appropriate, including publi- 

 cation in the Federal Register and in a newspaper 

 having general circulation in the area or areas in 

 the vicinity of the affected land; 



(B) hold a public hearing or hearings at a loca- 

 tion or locations convenient to the area affected. 

 The hearings shall be announced through such 

 means as the respective Secretaries involved deem 

 appropriate, including notices in the Federal Reg- 

 ister and in newspapers of general circulation in 

 the area: Provided, That if the lands involved are 

 located in more than one State, at least one hear- 

 ing shall be held in each State in which a portion 

 of the land lies; 



(C) at least thirty days before the date of a 

 hearing advise the Governor of each State and the 

 governing board of each county, or in Alaska the 

 borough, in which the lands are located, and Fed- 

 eral departments and agencies concerned, and in- 

 vite such officials and Federal agencies to submit 

 their views on the proposed action at the hearing 

 or by no later than thirty days following the date 

 of the hearing. 



(2) Any views submitted to the appropriate Sec- 

 retary under the provisions of ( 1 ) of this subsection 

 with respect to any area shall be included with any 

 recommendations to the President and to Congress 

 with respect to such area. 



(e) Modification or adjustment of boundaries; public 

 notice and hearings; administrative and executive 

 recommendations to Congress; approval of Con- 

 gress. 



Any modification or adjustment of boundaries of 

 any wilderness area shall be recommended by the 

 appropriate Secretary after public notice of such 

 proposal and public hearing or hearings as provided 

 in subsection (d) of this section. The proposed 

 modification or adjustment shall then be recom- 

 mended with map and description thereof to the 

 President. The President shall advise the United 

 States Senate and the House of Representatives of 

 his recommendations with respect to such modifica- 

 tion or adjustment and such recommendations shall 

 become effective only in the same manner as pro- 

 vided for in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 

 (Pub. L. 88-577, § 3. Sept. 3. 1964. 78 Stat. 891.) 



